Obituaries

Lillian M. Fortin

Lillian M. Fortin, 102, formerly of 15 Evans Ave., died yesterday morning at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for 3 1/2 years. Born in Saint Felicien, Quebec, on Jan. 20, 1901,...

Gertrude Mildred Rolin Brister

Gertrude Mildred Rolin Brister, 77, of 10 Union Court died yesterday at Hillcrest Commons, where she had resided since Oct. 8. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 20, 1926, daughter of Richard M. and...

Dominic Joseph Blasi

Dominic Joseph Blasi, 79, of 42 Sperry Ave. died early yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he had been admitted Oct. 9. Born in North Adams on Nov. 28, 1923, son of Joseph...

Joan Rozell

Joan Rozell, 79, of Proprietor's Field, 118 Church St., died Sunday at Williamstown Commons. Born in Toronto on Oct. 12, 1924, daughter of Francis and Gertrude Dowd Walsh, she attended schools...

John Perras

John Perras, 60, of 28 Railroad Square, Nashua, N.H., a native of North Adams, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born on Jan. 27, 1943, in...

Bertha R. Perch

Bertha R. Perch, 80, of 111 Partridge Road died Sunday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on April 13, 1923, the daughter of Israel and Eva Bookless Bialor, she was a 1940 graduate...

Charles "Chuck" Hall Jr

Charles "Chuck" Hall Jr., 58, of 236 Columbus Ave. died Sunday at home. Born on July 13, 1945, in Great Barrington, the son of the late Charles Hall Sr. and Alberta Hoiser Hall, he was educated...

Robert E. Quigley Sr

Robert E. Quigley Sr., 81, formerly of McArthur Street, died Tuesday at Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, where he had resided for 30 years. Born in Salem on Aug. 24, 1922, son of Timothy and Eva...

Josephine P. Palmieri

Josephine P. Palmieri, 72, of 726 Warwick Place, Naples, Fla., a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at Hospice of Naples, Georgeson House. Born on Oct. 20, 1930, the daughter of Pasquale and...

Thomas P. Murphy

Thomas P. Murphy, 66, of 1070 Holmes Road died Thursday at home. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 30, 1937, son of James A. Murphy Sr. and Myrtle E. Smith Murphy, he was a 1955 graduate of St. Joseph's...

William Macmillan

William Macmillan, 90, of 85 Eagle St. died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital, where he was admitted Oct. 12. Born in Pittsfield on Dec. 29, 1912, son of Gordon S. and Alison R. Peden...

Francis M. Cichy

Francis M. Cichy, 66, of Auburn, a native of Pittsfield, died Thursday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. Born on Nov. 12, 1936, son of Frank and Lillian Borkowski Cichy, he moved to...

Ruth Ellen LeMay

Ruth Ellen LeMay, 73, died yesterday at North Adams Commons, following a long illness. Born in Adams on March 2, 1930, daughter of Irving and Violet Tattersall LeMay, she attended local schools....

Marguerite "Peg" Doherty

Marguerite "Peg" Doherty, 91, formerly of 133 Higgins Drive, died yesterday morning at Sweet Brook Care Centers. Born in Adams on Nov. 18, 1911, daughter of James F. and Nora E. Gardner Kernahan,...

Peter J. Daunis

Peter J. Daunis, 87, of 16 King St. died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Scitico, Conn., on Feb. 17, 1916, the son of Paul J. and Johanna Evanouskas Daunis, he was educated in schools...

Philip Edward Buckley

Philip Edward Buckley, 51, of Brainerd, Minn., died Wednesday at a Minnesota nursing home. He was a former resident of Pittsfield. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 21, 1952, son of Kathryn Hebler...

Jeanette Skowron Augustyniak

Jeanette Skowron Augustyniak, 75, of Old Blandford Road, East Otis, died Thursday at Laurel Lake Center in Lee. Born in Worcester on Feb. 20, 1928, daughter of Pasquale and Antoinette Shiiavone...

Bruce David Taft

Bruce David Taft, 44, of 11 Hartwell St., Waltham, a native of North Adams, died in his sleep yesterday morning while visiting at the home of his family at 278 Houghton St. Born on Nov. 2, 1958,...

Constance J. Keegan

Constance J. Keegan, 96, of 7 Meadow Lane, Housatonic, died yesterday at Providence Care Center in Lenox. Born in Pittsfield on May 8, 1907, daughter of James and Julia Marcel Keegan, she...

David John Arigoni

David John Arigoni, 47, of 52 Tilda Hill Road died yesterday at North Adams Regional Hospital after being stricken earlier at home. Born in North Adams on April 28, 1956, son of Henry C. and...

Kenneth Earl Middlebrook

Kenneth Earl Middlebrook, 79, of 380 Hinsdale Road died Tuesday evening at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Susan A. and Peter C. Salvatore, where he had resided for two years. Born in...

Michael Krasiewich

Michael Krasiewich, 86, of 38 Watson St. died Tuesday morning at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Feb. 26, 1917, son of John and Helen Gulka Krasiewich, he was a 1935 graduate of...

Viola Louise Galli

Viola Louise Galli, 81, of 212 Eagle St. died Tuesday at the Williamstown Commons, where she had been admitted Dec. 2, 2002. Born in North Adams on Jan. 15, 1922, daughter of Myron and Mary...

Elizabeth H. Redmon

Elizabeth H. Redmon, 92, died Tuesday morning at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center. She had been a resident of the Kimball Farms Retirement Community since 1990. Born in Louisville, Ky., on...

James Russell Keegan

James Russell Keegan, 81, of Wilmington, N.C., a former Pittsfield resident, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Born on Feb. 28, 1922, son of James E. and...